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My name is Jessica Boozer and I have been doing SAT and ACT test prep for 10 years. I have written my own programs and books that have proven to raise scores. I have a BSEd from The University of Georgia. I have found tutoring more challenging and more rewarding than teaching in a classroom because of the individual focus on each student. I truly love what I do and I know that plays a significant role in the success of my programs.

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"Jessica flew to Chicago for ACT test prep for our first two sons. Her teaching results were amazing and effective. She raised our two sons scores a total of 8 points. She made the exercise of test prep into a fun adventure, making our sons motivated to take the ACT."
-J.B., Chicago IL

"My son, Josh, had expressed a desire to be a journalist. Josh was not a very good writer at the time. It was time for Josh to take the SAT, so we sought assistance from Jessica. Josh's writing skills soared as did his SAT scores. It is an honor to gain entry into the University of North Carolina, it is an even greater honor for out of state resident. I am convinced that Jessica's tremendous academic influence made this a reality for Josh."
-F.M., Athens GA

"Jessica establishes an immediate rapport with kids and they respond by wanting to learn and exceed expectations. Having someone you can talk to and feel comfortable with as a teenager is rare and it creates a great environment for empowerment that goes beyond taking the SAT or ACT."
-L.D., Athens GA

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

words

Words can be very intimidating. They can be spoken or written. They can be taken like they were meant to be, or taken out of context. They can be understood or misunderstood. You know them, or you don't. That is the one that really stinks; the not knowing them.
This is easily fixed.
I'm sure it won't surprise you to know that I LOVE to read. I read like it's my job. I read books. I read magazines. I read ebooks. I read ebooks on my iphone. I LOVE to read. Therefore, I know a lot of words. I know that there are some people out there that don't like to read as much as I do. I don't understand that, but I do acknowledge it. The more you read, the greater your vocabulary becomes simply because you come in contact with more words.
The greatest thing you can do for your child is read to them. I'm sure you have heard this before, but it is true. Right now you might be thinking, "Umm...great. My child is 17. Can't start reading to them now, Jess." And you are right. But for those of you who have younger kids, you CAN start reading to them now. This will broaden their vocabulary and make it easier for them to pick up on context clues in sentences when they are older. It is a great skill to be able to use the words you are reading to figure out what other words mean if you don't know the definition. (plus, it's fun to snuggle up with a little one and read!)
If you have an older child who is getting ready to take one of the dreaded standardized tests, they must increase their vocabulary. The easiest way to do this is get a list of the top 100 words seen on said dreaded standardized test and learn them. Standardized tests LOVE big words. If you don't know them, well...that is not good. Really. It's not.
READ. READ. READ.
If nothing else, you will be as cool as me.
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  1. Joni MFebruary 10, 2010 at 7:22 AM

    As a mom who did read to her daughter from before she was born until well after the time she could read to me--what you say here is absolutely the truth! You are so right in that words are everything to get you to the place where you can figure it all out! Great job Jess; keep up the great work, and consider yourself a blessing to all the kids you are such a great mentor to!

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